Coping with grief & loss: a man's perspective
November 2019
WAY member Mark Wilcock lost his wife suddenly two years ago, leaving him with an eight-month-old daughter. As a blogger... Read more
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Marking International Men's Day
November 2019
Tuesday, 19 November is #InternationalMensDay. From 7-9pm we will be taking over footballing legend Neville Southall's... Read more
Wise words on World Kindness Day
November 2019
This World Kindness Day, we wanted to share with you some wise words from one of our members, Corrina, about the small a... Read more
Trustees' Week: Celebrating WAY's Trustees
November 2019
To celebrate Trustees' Week, we would like to say an enormous thank you to WAY's fantastic trustees who dedicate so much... Read more
October 2019
More than 120 widows and widowers gathered at Center Parcs in Sherwood Forest last weekend along with their children – b... Read more
WAY members in Christmas issue of Good Housekeeping
October 2019
WAY members Gaynor and Rupert are featured in the Christmas issue of Good Housekeeping - talking about how their love ha... Read more
WAY members in Christmas issue of Woman & Home
October 2019
WAY members Jannine and Mark are interviewed in the Christmas issue of Woman and Home magazine about their heartwarming ... Read more
MP committee critical of support for bereaved families
October 2019
The Work & Pensions Select Committee has published a compelling report calling on the Government to extend bereaveme... Read more
Decanter to donate £20k to WAY
October 2019
We are thrilled to announce that staff at Decanter, the world’s leading wine media brand, have voted to support the char... Read more
WAYers together in the Lake District
October 2019
A group of 40-plus WAYfarers recently spent a few days walking in the Lake District with other people who understand wh... Read more
WAY awarded National Lottery funding
October 2019
Volunteers are at the very heart of WAY Widowed and Young’s peer-to-peer support network – helping us to support more th... Read more
WAY appoints National Volunteer Manager
October 2019
We are thrilled to announce that WAY Widowed and Young is appointing Scottish WAY member Veronica Currie as our new Nati... Read more
Food and grief: tips for healthy eating
September 2019
To mark British Food Fortnight, we invited WAY member and nutritionist Sabine Horner to share some tips about how to eat... Read more
Back to school tips from WAY members
September 2019
In a week that sees children going back to school across the UK, we asked WAY members to share some of their tips to hel... Read more
September 2019
Holidays can be such a difficult time when you've been widowed. This summer one of our members, Alison, took the plunge ... Read more
One year after Supreme Court ruling: cohabiting couples still in limbo
August 2019
On 30 August 2018, the Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in favour of WAY member Siobhan McLaughlin from Northern I... Read more
WAY's Summer Photo Competition
August 2019
We're delighted to announce the winners of WAY’s Summer Photo competition, based on the theme of Summer Reflections. We... Read more
August 2019
More than 60 WAY members and children have just enjoyed a summer break at Comrie Croft in Scotland with other people who... Read more
July 2019
Congratulations to the Walk this WAY team who between them walked nearly 700km on Saturday over the Chiltern Hills – and... Read more
July 2019
WAY member Pardeep tells us why she is walking 50km this weekend with a group of 14 fellow young widows and widowers to ... Read more
Storming success in the Dragon Boat Race
July 2019
We are delighted that two boats full of WAY members dressed up as swans raised more than £20,000 for our charity on Sund... Read more
Two WAY teams take on Dragon Boat Race
July 2019
Last summer, 15 WAY members dressed up as jellyfish and rowed down the River Thames - raising more than £11,000 for WAY ... Read more
Surrey school shows support for WAY
July 2019
WAY Widowed and Young is absolutely thrilled that Year 9 students from Gordon’s School in Surrey were on the winning tea... Read more
Ten lessons on life after loss
July 2019
WAY member Lizzie wanted us to share some lessons she has learned in the five years since she was widowed: "I am now... Read more
Member becomes Smurf for a day for WAY
July 2019
Derby WAY member Phil White braved the warmest day of the year last weekend with his eldest son and best friend to walk ... Read more
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